EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Hygenic Corp
Akron, OH
- Total releases
- 66.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Hygenic Corp: how the 66.5K lbs splits
66.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 64.8K lbs 97.5%
- Air Releases 1.7K lbs 2.5%
Hygenic Corp's 66.5K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 97.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 2.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Sodium nitrite.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Hygenic Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Akron, OH, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 328 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 66.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,491 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Ohio's 1,299 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Hygenic Corp is pounds #336 and chemical-count #587 at 66.5K lbs. Ineos Nitriles USA LLC leads reported pounds (42.4M lbs) at 31 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Heritage Thermal Services leads chemical count at 217 chemicals (431.4K lbs, pounds #116). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: General Metals Powder Co; Lyondellbasell Advanced Polymers Inc.; Dermamed Coatings Co; Russell Standard / Hammaker East Ltd. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Ohio: Hood Manufacturing Inc; Michelin Aircraft Tire Co Michelin North Div; Blue Ridge Paper Products - Waynesville; Crane Composites Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Sodium nitrite; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Zinc compounds.
Hygenic Corp stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (97.5% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 66.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Hood Manufacturing Inc and Michelin Aircraft Tire Co Michelin North Div.
Hygenic Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
66K lbs Top 21% higher than 79% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Hygenic Corp: Sodium nitrite-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Hygenic Corp reports the 412th-largest volume (66.5K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Sodium nitrite alone is 78.0% of the total. Scale peers outside Ohio include Hood Manufacturing Inc and Michelin Aircraft Tire Co Michelin North Div.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Hygenic Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Sodium nitrite at 78.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Hygenic Corp's total reported releases fell from 29.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 328 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hygenic Corp's off-site transfers fell from 28.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 158 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hygenic Corp's chemicals reported fell from 3 in 2022 to 1 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hygenic Corp's air releases fell from 483 lb in 2022 to 170 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Hygenic Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Hygenic Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 66.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 98% (13.7K lbs to 328 lbs).
Hygenic Corp: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Hygenic Corp year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 98% from 2019 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Sodium nitrite.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 13.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 11.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 11.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 29.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 328 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Sodium nitrite | 51.8K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 12.9K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 1.8K lbs | - |
Hygenic Corp · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Hygenic Corp
Closest other reporters in Ohio - including General Metals Powder Co, Lyondellbasell Advanced Polymers Inc., Dermamed Coatings Co, ordered by distance.
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Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Ohio - e.g. Hood Manufacturing Inc, Michelin Aircraft Tire Co Michelin North Div, Blue Ridge Paper Products - Waynesville.
Compare beyond Ohio
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Hygenic Corp on cumulative reported pounds (66.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Channellock Inc, Qualico Steel Co Inc, Cotton Valley Gas Plant. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Sodium nitrite, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include General Metals Powder Co. Hygenic Corp stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
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This Hygenic Corp TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Sodium nitrite) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Hygenic Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Akron, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326299 · Plastics and Rubber. 5.2% of Summit TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Channellock Inc (Δ 8 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Hygenic Corp stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Sodium nitrite. PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov